Thursday, February 2, 2017

I enjoy making pasta . More because, every time I make them I add my own imagination and create recipes using the ingredients available that day at home. I know many of you like to make either tomato pasta or creamy white pasta. But trust me, there are so many amazing and delicious pastas sauces that you can try.

Today I am going to share a pasta recipe using yellow pumpkin. Yellow pumpkin is nutritious and as it has a light hint of sweetness, it is used in many desserts also.

But unless you tell your family that you have made this pasta using pumpkin, they will never be able to guess and will think that it is cheese pasta.

Pumpkin Pasta :

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 20 minutes

Serves : 4

1 cup = 250 ml cup

Ingredients :

4 cups pasta ( of your choice)

2 teaspoons oil

2 garlic pods ( finely chopped)

1 green chilli ( finely chopped)

1 onion ( thinly sliced)

1 tomato ( finely chopped)

handful of peas ( optional)

1/2 capsicum ( finely chopped, optional)

1 cup milk ( adjust, if vegan add soy milk or any nut milk)

salt to taste

For the pasta sauce :

250 grams yellow pumpkin ( peeled , cubed and boiled)

15 mint leaves

2-3 green chillies ( adjust according to the heat of the chillies)

5 walnuts

5 almonds

For garnish :

10 mint/pudina leaves ( finely chopped)

2 teaspoons grated cheese ( optional)

1 teaspoon dried oregano( optional)

Method :

1. Boil pasta according to the instructions given in the packet , drain the excess water and immediately cool them under running water.